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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
LROM0121-1  Introduction to historical linguistics of the French language, including methods in historical linguisticsmedieval French texts, including philological methods

Duration :  45h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd yearToute l'année4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, french as a foreigToute l'année4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in LinguisticsToute l'année4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Romance Languages and Literatures, general orientationToute l'année4
Lecturer :  Marie‑Guy Boutier
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
There will be two main parts:
- lectures introducing historical linguistics methods, as well as historical morpheme analysis;
- practicals, ("proseminars"), the subject of which changes each year (texts of the 16th or the 17th century).
Learning outcomes of the course :  
- To be able to use correctly the main notions of historical linguistics, especially of the historical morphology;
- to be able to reconstitute morphological evolutions and to analyse grammatical forms
- to be able to read and analyse the texts of the "proseminars".
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
- Main notions of historical phonetic (useful for historical morphology);
- History of French language ("proseminars").
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
"Proseminar": students read and analyse texts of the syllabus (by groups).
First written work to return around Christmas time. Oral explanation of the work to the other groups. Final written work to give back after the presentation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Theoretical part during the first hal of the year.
"Proseminar" during the second half.
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :  
Anthology of texts, questions about the texts, bibliography.
Plan of the historical morphology lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Work of the year;
written exam and oral exam.
Organizational remarks :  
None.
Contacts :  
Marie-Guy BOUTIER, professor

Claire Ducarme, assistant


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